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Table 6 Baseline characteristics of potentially relapsing patients

From: A systematic review of the clinical presentation, treatment and relapse characteristics of human Plasmodium ovale malaria

Authors, year of publication

Patient’s status

Age (years)

Sex

Probable origin of infection

Chemoprophylaxis

Parasitaemia (parasites/µl)

Bottieau [28], 2005

T

17

M

Ghana

Mefloquine

–

T

22

M

Nigeria

Mefloquine

–

T

14

M

Uganda

None

–

Collins et al. [29], 2002

I

–

–

NA

NA

3780

I

–

–

NA

NA

2220

I

–

–

NA

NA

8560

I

–

–

NA

NA

9810

I

–

–

NA

NA

5376

Nathwani et al. [30], 1991

T

24

M

Papua New Guinea

Chloroquine, pyrimethamine

–

Chin et al. [31], 1971

E

–

M

NA

NA

–

E

–

M

NA

NA

–

E

–

M

NA

NA

–

E

–

M

NA

NA

–

E

–

M

NA

NA

–

Garnham et al. [32], 1955

I

–

–

NA

NA

–

I

–

–

NA

NA

–

Jeffery [33], 1954

I

–

–

NA

NA

–

I

–

–

NA

NA

–

  1. T tourist, E sporozoite induced experimental infection, I malaria infection therapy in neurosyphilis patients, M male, F female, NA not applicable, – not mentioned in the original publication